The glossary

20 of 304 words for “Pull”

1. Pull

   Raiding & dungeons

   To start a fight by getting the enemy's attention. Also the group of enemies you pull.

   “Tank pulls, nobody else.”

   “That's a big pull, sheep the mage.”

   See also: Body pull, Aggro, Trash

2. Body pull

   Raiding & dungeons

   Also: Face pull

   Pulling by walking too close instead of using an ability. Usually an accident.

   “Who body pulled the second pack?”

   See also: Pull, Aggro radius

3. Griefing

   Gaming slang

   Ruining other players' fun on purpose: pulling extra mobs onto them, training a boss, stealing tags.

   “Griefing the quest area by killing every NPC.”

   See also: Toxic, Training

4. Line of sight

   PvP

   Also: LoS

   Whether a caster can see you. Breaking LoS behind a pillar or wall stops casts and pulls enemies to you.

   “LoS the mage behind the tree.”

   “Pull the caster pack around the corner, make them come to us.”

   See also: Kite, Pull

5. Patrol

   Raiding & dungeons

   Also: Pat

   An enemy that walks a route rather than standing still. The reason pulls go wrong.

   “Wait for the pat to pass.”

   See also: Pull, Add

6. Raid leader

   Raiding & dungeons

   Also: RL

   The person calling the pulls, the strategy and the loot. Usually the one who spent all week reading strategies.

   “Raid leader says stack on the left.”

   See also: Raid, Ready check

7. Ready check

   Raiding & dungeons

   The raid leader's 'are you ready?' prompt before a pull.

   “Ready check, bio breaks over.”

   See also: Raid leader, Bio

8. Rubberbanding

   Gaming slang

   Being pulled back to where the server thinks you are after lag.

   “Rubberbanded off the bridge into the enemy team.”

   See also: Lag, Desync

9. Summon

   WoW

   A warlock and two helpers pulling a player to the instance with Ritual of Summoning. Saves twenty minutes.

   “Summon please, I'm in Ironforge.”

   See also: Hearth, Meeting stone

10. Trash

    Raiding & dungeons

    The ordinary enemies between bosses. Trash drops, trash pulls, trash respawn timers.

    “Two hours of trash for one boss, that's Blackwing Lair.”

    “Trash respawns in two hours, keep moving.”

    See also: Boss, Pull

11. Aggro

    WoW

    The attention of an enemy: whoever it is attacking. Built up as threat; tanks want it, everyone else wants to lose it.

    “Watch your aggro, the healer just pulled it off me.”

    “Wait for the tank to get aggro before you open.”

    See also: Threat, Tank, Taunt

12. Cooldown

    WoW

    How long before you can use an ability again. Also the ability itself when it is a big one: 'pop your cooldowns'.

    “Save cooldowns for the burn phase.”

    “Death Wish is a three-minute cooldown, use it every pull.”

    See also: GCD, Burst

13. Healer

    WoW

    The role that keeps the group alive. Priests, druids, shamans and paladins. Healing generates threat too, which is why healers get eaten when a tank loses aggro.

    “Two healers is enough for Stratholme.”

    “Healer is OOM, stop pulling.”

    See also: Tank, DPS, OOM

14. HoT

    WoW

    Heal over time: Rejuvenation, Renew. Cheap healing that works while you cast other things.

    “HoT the tank before the pull.”

    See also: DoT, Tick

15. KEKW

    Gaming slang

    Also: KEK

    Laughter, from a Twitch emote. 'KEK' is the Horde-side 'lol' — the game translates Orcish 'lol' as 'kek' to Alliance players.

    “Body pulled the boss, KEKW.”

    See also: Pog, LOL

16. Mana

    WoW

    The blue bar: casters' resource. Regenerates from spirit outside the five-second rule.

    “Drink after every pull to keep mana up.”

    See also: OOM, Five-second rule

17. Noob

    Gaming slang

    Also: N00b

    A new player who doesn't know what they're doing — or an insult for anyone who just made a mistake. 'Newb' is the kinder version.

    “Don't pull without the tank, noob.”

    “We were all noobs once.”

    See also: Newb, Scrub

18. OOM

    WoW

    Also: Out of mana

    Out of mana. The healer's most important sentence.

    “OOM, stop pulling.”

    “Innervate me, I'm OOM.”

    See also: Healer, Mana

19. Tank

    WoW

    The role that holds the enemy's attention and takes the hits, so everyone else can do their job. Warriors, druids in bear form and paladins in vanilla-style games.

    “We still need a tank for Scholo.”

    “Tank pulls, DPS waits three seconds, healers keep the tank up.”

    See also: Healer, DPS, Aggro

20. VOD

    Esports

    Video on demand: the recording of a stream or match.

    “Review the VOD and see who pulled early.”

    See also: POV